Hatch provides consulting, design engineering, technology, environmental services, operations support and project and construction management to the global mining, metallurgical, energy and infrastructure sectors. An employee-owned multidiscipline firm, Hatch maintains more than 60 offices in dozens of countries worldwide.

Founded in Canada in the mid-1950s, the company initially specialized in tunneling and infrastructure projects, such as the construction of Toronto’s subway system. Today, the company is involved in many of the world’s largest mining, energy and infrastructure projects. Canada continues to play a central role in the company’s success: Canadians account for approximately 50 percent of Hatch’s global staff.

Hatch recognizes that Canada has unparalleled expertise in large-scale mining, energy and infrastructure projects. Long a global leader in hydroelectrical power, Canada is also home to some of the world’s most sophisticated mining and oil-and-gas projects. The country boasts a highly skilled and educated workforce, leading academic institutions and a relatively low cost of living.

Hatch puts this expertise to work on projects across Canada and around the world. Current projects include a $43 billion liquefied natural-gas facility in Australia, a $30 billion project to expand South Africa’s rail and port infrastructure, and a multi-billion dollar expansion of rapid-transit facilities in San Francisco.

Hatch [www.hatch.ca] is another example of Canadian leadership and excellence the global business world continues to count on.

Additional Facts

• Total aggregate value of the programs and projects under management by Hatch in 2009 was $40 billion.
• Hatch maintains a network of approximately 65 offices around the world.
• Hatch regularly wins awards for industrial safety and project excellence. In 2008, Hatch was named one of the 50 Best-Managed Companies in Canada, while the Project Management Institute recently presented Hatch its prestigious International Project of the Year Award.